• Wimbledon, Day 13

Caught up in the moment, Murray forgets his mum

Andy Murray - forgot to thank his mum © PA Photos

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Seventh heaven

For the superstitious among you, a quick recap:

Andy Murray won Wimbledon on the seventh of July - 7/7 wherever you are in the world. The last British men's singles winner at Wimbledon was Fred Perry 77 years ago. That being said, it must be remembered that Virginia Wade won the women's crown in 1977.

Murray broke Novak Djokovic in the seventh game of every set on Sunday. Spooky*.

(* nope, definitely coincidence).

Best random aside from a commentator: Part I

Boris Becker, for starting the third set with this unexplained non-sequitur: "Jumpin' Jack Flash!"

Was the German expressing his love of the Rolling Stones, or trying to offer some colour about the atmosphere on Centre Court?! We shall never know.

Rule No. 1 - Never forget mum

Victory! © PA Photos

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She got you into the sport in the first place. She ferried around to junior tournaments, sorting out your flimsy backhand before a professional coach turned you into a grand slam champion.

She scares the living bejeesus out of half the people who see her on TV (although she does actually seem quite nice when interviewed).

So for crying out loud Andy, it wasn't a great idea to forget to hug your mum Judy when you climbed up to the player's box to celebrate your historic win with family and friends! She is not going to be impressed by that lack of gratitude.

"I did forget Mum," Murray said in his post-tournament presentation, "… but then I did remember."

Yeah, we're not sure that is going to cut it as an excuse.

Let's not get into all that

The "Murray's British when he wins, Scottish when he loses" jibe is all good and funny - if you are a COMPLETE idiot - but the whole nationality debate is one we'd rather not get into.

We know what Murray is not, however, and that is English. So good job from perhaps the world's most prestigious news organisation, The New York Times, whose final report initially ran with the headline 'After 77 years, Murray and England rule'.

We'd hate to read the feedback they get on that...

After 77 Years, Murray and England Rule http://t.co/QwKUzfI0wE— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 7, 2013

Best random aside from a commentator: Part II

Trust Tim Henman to try and steal the limelight on Andy Murray's big day. Aside from some genuinely insightful observations about the flow of the match at a number of crucial junctures (more than it can be said Mr Becker achieved), the perennial nearly-man of yore did cause nationwide head-scratching with one of his comments.

As the camera panned to a nearby Wimbledon lake, with kids playing close proximity to a family of swans, Henman asked commentator Andrew Castle: "Have you ever met anyone who's had their arm broken by a swan?"

Castle, perhaps too shocked to respond, never answered. But it's an odd fear to carry around with you your whole life, Tim.

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